Zachary D. Rymer

2 days ago | bleacherreport.com | Zachary D. Rymer

With the 2025 MLB season at its halfway mark, it's time to take whatever opinions you had of teams back on Opening Day and throw them out the window. We know who they are now. And more to the point, whether they're worth anyone's time. The goal here is to drill down into how entertaining all 30 MLB teams are in 2025 by ranking them according to their watchability. To this end, the ideal is a team that combines consistent winning with exciting stars and an element of pure, uncut likeability.

4 days ago | sodomojo.com | Zachary D. Rymer

The Mariners should have their eye on the Twins' hard-throwing closer. The Seattle Mariners' primary objective for the next four days is to keep their bats hot. They're rolling into Minnesota fresh off a series win over the Chicago Cubs that saw them blast 10 home runs and cross the plate 30 times. Yet there should also be a second objective: Take whatever chance they get to size up Jhoan Duran as a trade target.

5 days ago | sodomojo.com | Zachary D. Rymer

"Big Dumper" came up big indeed in the Mariners' triumphant visit to Chicago. The only thing hotter than the weather on the North Side of Chicago this weekend was Cal Raleigh's bat. The Seattle Mariners soon-to-be All-Star catcher went yard not once, not twice, not thrice, but four times to pace a series win over one of the best offensive teams in baseball. What is there even left to say about the season Raleigh is having? It's not even July yet, and "Big Dumper" is already up to 31 home runs.

1 week ago | sodomojo.com | Zachary D. Rymer

If the Mariners are going to win this series, the arms will need to lead the way. Among the reasons that the Seattle Mariners are rolling into the weekend just one game over .500 is that they have not fared well against the league's elite offensive teams. They've dropped series to the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Detroit Tigers. Ready for the bad news, Mariners fans? Here it is: The Chicago Cubs are scoring runs at a higher clip than all three of those teams.

1 week ago | sodomojo.com | Zachary D. Rymer

A more aggressive J-Rod hasn't proven to be a better J-Rod. This is not the place to be if you're expecting Julio Rodríguez smack talk. While some call the Seattle Mariners center fielder overrated, our stance is that he has actually become underrated. The first All-Star voting update pretty much confirmed it. But since nobody is above constructive criticism, here's what we are willing to say: Maybe cut down on the swings a little, Julio.